It is important to find ways to rest this summer, knowing that when autumn arrives, your desk will be plenty full with books to read and papers to write. We also know that many in our community enjoy curling up with a good book in the sun to read and reflect. So, we asked students, […]
天美视频 has reserved a portion of its public space on both the second and third floors to display and honor art created by students, staff, faculty, and alumni, as well as artists from the greater Seattle area. This fall, collages created by Tara Hubbard MATC ’22 are featured in the second-floor Commons area […]
Scott Erickson is a multi-hyphenate artist: a touring painter, co-author of two books, and a performer of autobiographical, multimedia, interactive plays. As Andrea Sielaff, researcher for Resilient Leaders Project at 天美视频, conducted qualitative interviews about what contributes to resilience in ministry, Scott was identified as an exemplar of resilience by one of his […]
As a participant in the Certificate in Resilient Service, we were encouraged to make our own Way of Life. A Way of Life is a guide to help incorporate practices that point you towards your values. When the shelter-in-place order started, I began to recognize little parts of my day that brought me joy. It […]
As a way of processing the losses and challenges brought about by the pandemic, students at 天美视频 began to create鈥攖hrough painting, poetry, photography, and many other mediums. Art is a tactile way to express the grief, pain, and longing, moving these emotions out of one鈥檚 body into the open. Here, we share a […]
Theology and the Artistic Impulse is a Theology & Culture elective offered every other winter that uses art as a starting place for theological inquiry. The course is designed to help students expand their understanding and application of how we derive theological meaning from all five of our senses, not just the written and spoken […]
鈥淭he hearts of the people cry out to the Lord.聽 Oh wall of the Daughter of Zion, let your tears flow like a river day and night鈥�.pour out your heart like water in the presence of the Lord.鈥澛� ~Lamentations 2:18-19 These words of the prophet Jeremiah situate themselves in a devastating part of Judah鈥檚 history鈥攖he […]
Our next Throwback Thursday comes from Jessica Hoekstra (MA in Counseling Psychology, 鈥�17), an artist and Chicago native who currently works in community mental health in Seattle and as an Assistant Instructor at 天美视频. Jessica writes about the pain of engaging our own stories as we grow the capacity to work with others, […]
Several 天美视频 alumni reflect on the rhythms, rituals, and practices that help connect us to our bodies and foster transformation.